diff --git a/XD.c b/XD.c
index 0a0274f..8c4c95e 100644
--- a/XD.c
+++ b/XD.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   /* print version information */
   if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "-v") == 0) {
-    printf("XD [number] v%s\n", VERSION);
+    printf("XD [number] %s\n", VERSION);
     return 0;
   #ifdef EXPLAIN
   } else if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "-e") == 0) {
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 12a7be4..b7f4032 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 3.2
+VERSION = `git describe --tags --abbrev=0`
 
 PKG_CONFIG = pkg-config